The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America South Texas Chapter
presents
2015 Patient and Professional Education Conference
“Update & Management of the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD):
Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis”
The Westin Galleria Houston
5060 W Alabama St.
Houston, Texas 77056
Saturday, November 7, 2015
8:15 AM – 2:45 PM
PROGRAM
8:15 – 9:00 AM
Program Check-In & On-Site Registration
Pharmaceutical Expo
Light Breakfast
9:00 – 10:10 AM
OPENING SESSION: IBD – An Overview and Updates (All Attendees)
Bincy Abraham, MD, Facilitator
Knowledge is Power! – Bincy Abraham, MD (20 min.)
Answering what is IBD, who gets it, when & how is it diagnosed, who is susceptible & why
What Are the Medication for Treating IBD? – Jason Hou, MD (20 min.)
Describing current, new, & emerging therapies.
How Long Do I Have to Be On My Medicine and Why? – Joseph H. Sellin, MD (20 min.)
Addressing why certain treatments are prescribed, the duration of taking treatment, if there is a
time when you don’t have to take medication, if there is a time when you should & why
Questions & Answers – Panel: Dr.’s Abraham, Hou, and Sellin (10 min.)
10:10 – 10:30 AM
Break & Pharmaceutical Expo (All Attendees)
10:30 – 11:20 AM
KEYNOTE ADDRESS (All Attendees)
R. Balfour Sartor, MD
Director of the Broad Medical Research Program at CCFA
Midgette Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology & Immunology
Co-Director, UNC Multidisciplinary Center for IBD Research and Treatment
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Bugs in My Gut?
Defining the Human Microbiome and the reason why this area of research is important to people with IBD
11:20 AM – NOON
Lunch & Pharmaceutical Expo (All Attendees)
Patient & Family Members Choose One Topic of Choice in each Session of Living With IBD
NOON – 12:40 PM
BREAK-OUT SESSION ONE – Living With IBD:
(Patient & family attendees choose one 30 min. talk with 10 min. Q&A)
Complimentary Treatments in IBD – Andrew Dupont, MD
A description of the types of complimentary therapies commonly used by people with IBD, why they are
used & what the studies show
What Happens When I Grow-up – Seema Mehta Walsh, MD
What to expect when it is time to transition from pediatric to adult IBD
12:45 PM – 1:25 PM
SESSION TWO – Living With IBD:
(Patient & family attendees choose one 30 min. talk with 10 min. Q&A)
What Surgery Can and Can’t Fix for Me? – David Thompson, MD colon & rectal surgeon
– Gurinder Luthra, MD gastroenterologist
- Aakash Gajjar, MD colon & rectal surgeon
Case studies presented & discussed will establish if surgery or another IBD treatment was advised
How Can I Get More Involved in Research? – Jason Hou, MD
Description of clinical trials, registries, and other forms of research for patient participation
NOON – 1:25 PM
PROFESSIONAL TRACK: Working With IBD (For Nurses and Physician Assistants)
Improving the Quality of Care of IBD Patients from a Nurse Perspective – Julie Weatherly,
NP, RN (45 min)
The Role of Laboratory, Imaging, and Endoscopic Testing in IBD – Joseph Holland, MD
(20 min.)
More on Medications: How Do They Work? Side Effects – Richard Kellermeyer, MD
(20 min.)
Questions and Answers (15 min.)
1:25 – 1:40 PM
1:25 – 1:40 PM
Break (Patient & Family Attendees)
Break (Nurse Attendees)
1:40 – 2:45 PM
CLOSING SESSION: People, Not Patients (All Attendees)
Jason Hou, MD, Facilitator
Food for Thought – Jason Hou, MD gastroenterologist
(30 min.)
– Kristi King, MPH, RD, LD clinical dietician
– Gabriela Gardner, RDN, LD, CNSC clinical dietitian
An interactive discussion between the facilitator and speakers highlight the possible role of diet in IBD
& helpful information on diet & nutrition
Stress and Coping: A Recipe for Success– Facilitator: Lee Winderman, PhD psychologist
(20 min.)
Michael Seres – Patient Panel
Q&A (10 min.)
Closing – Amber Martin CCFA Regional Education and Support Manager (5 min.)
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